Movie diary

Jakayla 2022-01-21 08:03:01

Conflict between the same race. A missing video led an American director to the Balkans to search for it as a private person. When taking a taxi across the border, the director asked: Am I leaving? He was not ready to face hell on earth. Kressa, who hadn't been here in 35 years, left the old lady at a loss and strangeness. The taxi driver expressed the attitude of the Greek civilians towards life. On the train, I had just finished making out with the assistant of the Museum of Materials, and I was flooded with the scenes of Manaki’s trial during the First World War, and I experienced Manaki’s death in this way. The images of female textile workers have been circulating in the director's mind. The director traveled to the family during World War II, looking for the beautiful family affection in his memory, but did not want to be interrupted by the ruling class. With dance steps and music, he traveled through 1948. The director's father is Spiro. Then the American director should be Alexander. The people's assets began to be confiscated in 1950, and even memories can be so rough. The scene at that time would be so sad and cruel. This was naked exploitation. This is the last beautiful scene of the director's memory-family portrait. Lenin's head has been staring at the entire Balkan region. Although his head is in a different place, the deterrent still exists, like the giant hand of "Landscape in the Mist". The statue can be preserved just like the image of the weaver worker, and it is a warning to the world, because it has been looking at you. After a period of voyage, Lenin's eyes were no longer sharp, and there was only helplessness to look towards the sky, especially after passing through the three-nation control zone. After meeting an old friend, he talked about the wine and crossed again under the influence of alcohol, instead of Manaki, and came to a ruined era. In order to find the printer, the director wandered in a canoe to the war-torn country of Yugoslavia. (The subtitle translates Sarajevo into Sarajevo) The whole city is ruined and ruined, and the people are not living, all hiding in the basement. Four different women played by an actress are interspersed with the fate and purpose of the guide director and Manaki. Only thick fog is people’s good friend. This is the same effect that people hate the moon in "Stork Strolling". In order to survive, this is worth celebrating. People's desire for art did not die out because of the war, but became more tenacious. But it’s not so safe in the fog. The director’s beloved woman and the collector who completed his journey were shot dead, as well as their other family members and even children. The director’s final monologue was his perception of the entire long journey, mainly the pain of losing his lover. The black and white images did not bring him hope, but only added to his painful memories. He stared at the audience at last, preferably during the war. Civilians.

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Extended Reading
  • Antonio 2022-03-20 09:02:48

    Spiritual baptism! 1. With the help of the prototype of Odysseus mythology, look back at the history of Balkan wars, the history of a century of film development, and the thousand-year pursuit of the human soul; the long shot of the family dance from 2.45-50 years, only masters can shoot. Other streams of consciousness in open time and space include Opening and imagining the arrested scene; 3. The tragedy in the fog at the end, the use of voice-overs; 4. The women with the same face and different identities, pin their grief; 5. The soundtrack is mournful and solemn; 6. The dismembered Lenin statue, reflection. (9.0/10)

  • Demetrius 2022-03-20 09:02:48

    A compassionate historical sentiment fills the whole film. It is not only a journey of searching for the spectacular Balkan Peninsula, but also the mental journey of the protagonist's memory. Unforgettable long shots of several scenes in the film that travel through time and space in the same space. Especially the New Year's ball crossing scene with a magical brush. There are still the shadows of An Zhe's previous works: "The Hunter", "Landscape in the Fog" and "Stork Strolling". The Lenin statue play in "Goodbye Lenin" was originally copied from here, and the former is weak.

Ulysses' Gaze quotes

  • Taxi Driver: [talking to A] Know something? Greece is dying... We're dying as a people. We've come full circle. I don't know for how many thousands years, among broken stones and statues... and now we're dying. But if Greece is to die, she'd better do it quickly, because the agony lasts too long, and makes too much noise.

  • A: I didn't expect to see you suddenly, I guess... For a moment, I thought I was dreaming of you... Like I did all these past years... Do you remember the railway station?... You were shivering in the rain, like now... The wind was blowing hard... I was going away, but I meant to come back soon... And then I got lost, wandering along strange routes... If I could stretch out my hands, I would touch you... And time will be held again... But something is holding me back... I wish I could tell you I'd return... But something is holding me back... The journey isn't over, not yet!